How To Replace Front Wheel Bearing 96-07 Chrysler Town And Country
Difficulty: Advanced · About 120 min · Chrysler Town And Country
Replace the front wheel bearing, including the brakes, on a 1996-2007 Chrysler Town and Country.
Tools you will need
- Pipe for leverage
- Large C-clamp
- Torque wrench
- Hammer
- 15mm socket
- Rust penetrant
- Jack stands
- 19mm socket
- Breaker bar
- 21mm socket
- 32mm socket
- Flat blade screwdriver
- Hex wrench
- T45 socket
- 10mm socket
- Ratchet
- Wire brush
- Floor jack
Parts and supplies
- Front wheel bearing
Steps
- Remove the wheel
Loosen the lug nuts, jack the car up, remove the lug nuts and wheel (threading a couple of lug nuts back on partway and tapping the wheel to break it free if it's stuck), then pry out the hub nut's cotter pin, remove the 32mm hub nut with a breaker bar, and tap the axle out of the hub with a hammer.
- Remove the brake caliper
Check the rotor's condition, turn the wheel for access, remove the caliper's two rear bolts with a T45 Torx or Allen bit, pry it off with a screwdriver in its side hole, pry off the bracket, remove the inner brake shoe, then tie the caliper up out of the way.
- Remove the rotor
Remove the bracket's two 21mm bolts with a breaker bar or pipe for leverage, slide the bracket off, remove any bolt locks, coat the rotor with penetrant, thread a couple of lug nuts back on partway and tap the rotor to break it free, then remove the lug nuts and rotor.
- Remove the old hub
Remove the hub nut if you haven't already, remove the hub's four 15mm bolts, remove the ABS sensor's 10mm bolt, tap the hub loose with a hammer, pull it off, then clean the knuckle with a wire brush.
- Install the new hub
Set it into place, insert its four 15mm bolts and torque them to about 45 ft-lb, thread on the hub nut preliminarily, then reconnect the ABS sensor and its 10mm bolt.
- Reassemble the brakes
Slide the rotor into place, fit the bracket onto it and secure its two bolts, torquing them to about 120 ft-lb, free the caliper from its wire tie, compress its piston with a C-clamp using the old pad, fit the new pads with their retaining clips, set the caliper onto the rotor and slide the bracket into it, then torque its bolts to about 30 ft-lb.
- Reinstall the wheels and test the brakes
Tighten the hub nut to the manufacturer's spec, refit the wheel and lug nuts in a star pattern, lower the car and torque the lug nuts to about 100 ft-lb, then pump the brakes until firm and road test at 5 and 10 mph.
Check your vehicle’s repair manual for exact specifications and fit.